Living Sacrifice

Along with
Tourniquet,
Living Sacrifice is among the heaviest and most respected Christian
extreme metal bands on the scene.
Though there has been subtle shifts in direction over the years
(an early Slayer
thrash style on the debut, a death metal approach on Inhabit,
a somewhat more hardcore-influeced style on Reborn, a mixture
of several extreme styles on Conceived in Fire), their records
have been of a consistently high quality throughout, resulting
in their being a recommended band to fans of any of the
aforementioned styles.
They broke up in May of 2003, citing family and personal reasons for the
split, but as of February 2008 they were back at it, planning shows and
a new album for 2009.